Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Frostproof earns a D, ranked 531st of 634 in Florida, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $42K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: a typical home costs about $217K, 3.3 years of the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Frostproof, above both the Florida town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 630 Florida towns, just 2 have a lower median rent than Frostproof. Frostproof is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Frostproof beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Frostproof’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Frostproof is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,406 in 1930, 2,877 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frostproof, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Frostproof.
Frostproof trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is a second-home town and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
Against the 3,048 U.S. towns with household incomes like Frostproof’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of Frostproof adults report frequent physical distress. Frostproof beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 28% of Frostproof adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Frostproof | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Frostproof | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Polk school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Frostproof Middle/Senior High, with 998 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frostproof Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 853 | C |
| Frostproof Middle/Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 998 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $217K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 32 miles.
The typical Frostproof home is worth about $217,000, up 0.8% in a year, 42% below the Florida typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Frostproof for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Frostproof grew to 819 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Bartow (10%), Lakeland (6%) and Lake Wales (6%).
| Frostproof | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Avon Park 2 W weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 118 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.3°.
Frostproof has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Frostproof is 49°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Frostproof | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Frostproof since 2005.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Frostproof | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frostproof City Park, Reedy lake | — | 8 |
| 2. Hickory Lake Scrub | — | 3 |
| 3. Fewox Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frostproof. Close and well known come first.
13 mi GardenBok Tower Gardens
19 mi Theme parkLegoland Florida
20 mi Theme parkCypress Gardens
34 mi MuseumFantasy of Flight34 mi Theme parkCircus World
34 mi Theme parkBoardwalk and BaseballBok Tower Gardens: Averette, CC BY 3.0 · Legoland Florida: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cypress Gardens: Bruchey at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fantasy of Flight: Valder137, CC BY 2.0 · Boardwalk and Baseball: Florida Memory, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Frostproof
About 2 of every 100 Frostproof residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
3 notable people were born in Frostproof.
City in Florida, United States of America
Frostproof is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The city is located in southern Polk County on the Lake Wales Ridge. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,877 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Frostproof.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostproof | #531 | D | A− | — | D | D |
| Hillcrest Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babson Park | — | — | A− | — | D | B |
Babson Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Frostproof and Babson Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Hillcrest Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frostproof with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Frostproof grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #531 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Nickell Robey and Travis Henry.
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